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Title 21-A, Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE
Article 1: SECRETARY OF STATE'S RESPONSIBILITIES
21-A §601. Ballot preparation
21-A §601-A. Presidential preference primary ballot (REPEALED)
21-A §602. General election ballot (REPEALED)
21-A §603. Sample ballots
21-A §604. Emergency ballot procedure
21-A §604-A. Flexibility for combining election ballots
21-A §605. Instructions (REPEALED)
21-A §605-A. Instructions
21-A §606. Official ballots
21-A §606-A. Special provisions for out-of-district voters
21-A §607. Official ballot box
21-A §608. Field examiner
21-A §609. Ballot security materials
21-A §610. Election transparency
Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES
21-A §621. Announcing an election (REPEALED)
21-A §621-A. Announcing an election
21-A §622. Warrant (REPEALED)
21-A §622-A. Notice of election
21-A §623. Officer's return on warrant (REPEALED)
21-A §624. Incoming voting lists; voter lists
21-A §625. Posting of sample ballots
21-A §626. Polling times
21-A §626-A. Voting place report
21-A §627. Arrangement of voting place
21-A §628. Care and custody of ballot box
21-A §629. Voting booths
21-A §630. Accessible voting places for persons with physical disabilities
21-A §631. Voting districts
21-A §631-A. Voting places
21-A §632. Separate voting places; reimbursement of election expense
21-A §633. Election expenses
Subchapter 1-A: CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS ACT OF 1996
21-A §641. Short title (REPEALED)
21-A §642. Definitions (REPEALED)
21-A §643. Ballot for incumbent Legislator (REPEALED)
21-A §644. Ballot for incumbent Governor (REPEALED)
21-A §645. Ballot for incumbent members of Congress (REPEALED)
21-A §646. Pledge to support term limits (REPEALED)
Subchapter 2: ELECTION PROCEDURE
Article 1: MATERIALS
21-A §651. Furnishing and distribution
21-A §652. Certified incoming voting list and official ballot box
Article 2: POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICIALS
21-A §661. Registrar
21-A §662. Warden
21-A §663. Authority of Secretary of State during emergencies
Article 3: VOTING AND CHALLENGES
21-A §671. Voting procedure
21-A §672. Assistance
21-A §673. Challenges
21-A §674. Violations and penalties
21-A §675. Reports of threats or harassment
Article 4: RESTRICTIONS
21-A §681. Positions at polling place
21-A §682. Political activities
Article 5: MARKING, COUNTING AND HANDLING OF BALLOTS
21-A §691. Marking ballots; primary election
21-A §692. General election
21-A §693. Spoiled ballots
21-A §694. Voting list signed (REPEALED)
21-A §695. Counting of ballots
21-A §696. Challenged, defective or void ballots
21-A §697. Use of red pens by election officials
21-A §698. Packaging and return of ballots and lists
21-A §699. Sealing of ballot container
21-A §700. Posting unofficial results
Article 6: RETURNS
21-A §711. Preparation of returns
21-A §712. Return not delivered (REPEALED)
Subchapter 3: POST ELECTION PROCEDURE
Article 1: TABULATION AND RESULTS
21-A §721. Reports of registration and enrollment
21-A §722. Secretary of State to tabulate and print results
21-A §722-A. Determination of declared write-in candidate
21-A §723. Determination of election
21-A §723-A. Determination of winner in election for an office elected by ranked-choice voting
21-A §724. Election certificate issued
21-A §724-A. Written notice to Legislature
21-A §725. Commencement of term of office
21-A §726. Post-election audits
Article 2: TIE VOTES
21-A §731. Tie defined
21-A §732. Procedure
Article 3: INSPECTION AND RECOUNT
21-A §736. Candidate's inspection of ballots and incoming voting list (REPEALED)
21-A §737. Recount (REPEALED)
21-A §737-A. Recount
21-A §738. Statewide referendum ballots
21-A §739. Ballots and incoming voting lists available for inspection
Article 4: DETERMINATION OF DISPUTED ELECTIONS
21-A §741. Jurisdiction (REPEALED)
21-A §742. Appeal to commission (REPEALED)
21-A §743. Investigations (REPEALED)
21-A §744. Procedure (REPEALED)
21-A §745. Questions of law (REPEALED)
21-A §746. Judicial determination of disputed county office (REPEALED)
Subchapter 4: ABSENTEE VOTING
Article 1: REGULAR ABSENTEE VOTING
21-A §751. Proper at any election
21-A §752. Materials furnished
21-A §752-A. Federal absentee ballot
21-A §752-B. Secured drop boxes for the return of absentee ballots
21-A §753. Procedure for obtaining (REPEALED)
21-A §753-A. Procedure for requesting an absentee ballot
21-A §753-B. Procedure for issuing absentee ballot
21-A §753-C. Absentee ballots for program participants in Address Confidentiality Program
21-A §754. Method of voting (REPEALED)
21-A §754-A. Method of voting
21-A §755. Deadline
21-A §756. Procedure on receipt
21-A §756-A. Procedures for curing absentee ballot return envelope defects
21-A §757. Challenges
21-A §758. Personal vote required when possible (REPEALED)
21-A §759. Counting procedure
21-A §760. Procedures when counting to be by the clerk (REPEALED)
21-A §760-A. Procedures when clerk processes absentee ballots centrally
21-A §760-B. Procedures when clerk processes absentee ballots prior to election day
21-A §761. Deceased voter; ballot rejected (REPEALED)
21-A §762. Irregularities disregarded
21-A §763. Return of election materials
21-A §764. Applications and envelopes as public records
21-A §765. Absentee ballot tracking
Article 2: VOTING BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
21-A §776. Applicability of provisions
21-A §777. Methods of registration and enrollment (REPEALED)
21-A §777-A. Registration and enrollment
21-A §778. Duty of registrar
21-A §779. Name may be added at any time (REPEALED)
21-A §780. Absentee ballots; application
21-A §780-A. Use of blank write-in absentee ballot
21-A §781. Absentee ballots; procedure on receipt (REPEALED)
21-A §781-A. Absentee ballot application; procedure on receipt
21-A §782. Absentee ballots; procedure on return
21-A §783. Authority of Secretary of State
Article 3: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
21-A §791. Violations and penalties
Subchapter 5: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
21-A §801. Election
21-A §802. Representation
21-A §803. Duties of Governor
21-A §804. Meeting in convention
21-A §805. Convention duties
21-A §806. Compensation of electors and employees
Subchapter 6: VOTING DEVICES
21-A §808. Definitions
21-A §809. Approval of voting devices
21-A §809-A. Certain electronic connections and Internet voting prohibited
Article 1: VOTING MACHINES
21-A §810. Approval of voting devices (REPEALED)
21-A §811. Obtaining and using
21-A §812. Requirements for machines
21-A §812-A. Accessible voting system
21-A §813. Rules on use
21-A §814. Custody
21-A §815. Expense of storage and maintenance
21-A §816. Operating instructions
21-A §817. Ballot labels
21-A §817-A. Test of voting machines
21-A §818. Arrangement of voting place
21-A §819. Secrecy preserved (REPEALED)
21-A §820. Warden to post specimen ballots or labels (REPEALED)
21-A §821. Delivery
21-A §822. Preparation for voting
21-A §823. Directions for voting
21-A §824. Challenge of right to vote
21-A §825. Activation of machines
21-A §826. Procedure for tabulating votes
21-A §827. Procedure after election
21-A §828. Security for keys
21-A §829. Violation and penalty
21-A §830. Application of provisions to voting by machine
Article 2: ELECTRONIC TABULATING SYSTEMS
21-A §841. Definitions (REPEALED)
21-A §842. Obtaining and using
21-A §843. Requirements for devices
21-A §844. Regulations of Secretary of State
21-A §845. Custody
21-A §846. Expense of storage and maintenance
21-A §847. Operating instructions
21-A §848. Ballot format for electronic tabulating systems
21-A §849. Arrangement of voting place
21-A §850. Secrecy preserved
21-A §851. Preparation for elections
21-A §852. Procedure at the polling place
21-A §853. Delivery of ballots or ballot cards to the counting center (REPEALED)
21-A §854. Test of electronic tabulating equipment
21-A §855. Proceedings at the counting center (REPEALED)
21-A §855-A. Proceedings after the close of the polls (REPEALED)
21-A §856. Official returns
21-A §857. Manual counting authorized
21-A §858. Absentee votes (REPEALED)
21-A §858-A. Counting procedure for absentee ballots
21-A §859. Recounts (REPEALED)
21-A §860. Violation and penalty
21-A §861. Application of provisions to voting by electronic voting system
21-A §862. Punch card voting systems (REPEALED)
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